As the year continues, many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span…
A few weeks ago, I talked about the idea of a sonic version of the "visual zoom." This past week, I had the … [Read more...]

As the year continues, many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span…
I've had this one in the topic queue for a while, but couldn't quite figure out how to approach it here...until … [Read more...]

I struggled with the idea of posting one of these today. A friend of mine, and to much of the community as well, Jory Prum passed away Friday night. Ultimately, I think it's important to keep moving forward in life. We're working on collecting some thoughts about Jory to post later today/tomorrow. For now, here's something I think he would have appreciated … [Read more...]

In a recent entry in their interview series, SoundWorks Collection speaks to Mark Ulano, production sound mixer for Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film, The Hateful Eight. Take a listen and hear stories that could only originate from a Tarantino shoot, told by one of the best productiou sound mixers in the business. … [Read more...]

This is probably evident to a lot of people, but your boss has a huge impact on how good your project sounds. I'm talking about the director, or the game designer. If you want to get any of your ideas into the project, you have to get them to buy off on it. This is probably an obvious statement, but how often do we remind ourselves of it? MPSE does an awesome job of honoring … [Read more...]

Oh The Variables
When you consider the variables in play when dealing with audio, it amazes me that we’re able to create anything that sounds even half-decent to someone else.
Author-End Variables
How the authorship software processes audio
Digital-to-analog conversion quality
Unbalanced monitors / headphones
The acoustic space
Monitor placement
Mix … [Read more...]

On the most recent episode of the Tonebenders Podcast, the guys talk to experienced sound designers Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl about their long and varied careers, working philosophies, and recent films. Some of the recent films Van der Ryn and Aadahl have worked on are Transformers: Age of Extinction, Godzilla (2014), World War Z, and Argo, among others. Head over to … [Read more...]